April 25, 1992 - MPR’s Bob Potter talks with Minnesota travel writer John Shepard about places to vacation in Minnesota and takes calls from listeners.
April 25, 1992 - MPR’s Kitty Eisele reports on the collaboration between American poet William Stafford and Minnesota artist and author Debra Frasier for the book, The Animal That Drank Up Sound.
April 25, 1992 - Historian and pop culture expert Karal Ann Marling shares the historical ties of a military influence on evolution of bikinis and bras.
April 28, 1992 - All Things Considered’s Gary Eichten interviews a Renville County board member about conflict in area among residents over the possibility of an industrial pig farm. Interviewee sees that rural Minnesota is in the midst of change.
April 29, 1992 - Midmorning’s Paula Schroeder interviews clinical psychologist and author Albert Bernstein about his book, Neanderthals at Work: How People and Politics Can Drive You Crazy...And What You Can Do About Them.
April 29, 1992 - MPR’s Chris Roberts interviews father/son police officers, Donald Banham and Don Banham Jr.
April 30, 1992 - Worldview’s Mike Maus interviews American poet and activist Nellie Wong about the state of affairs in the country regarding Asian Americans, racism, and police brutality. Topics include Rodney King, Vincent Chin, stereotyping, David Mura, and Asian American Renaissance conference.
April 30, 1992 - MPR’s Gary Eichten interviews Larry Buboltz, mayor of Detroit Lakes, about the closing announcement of Swift turkey plant in the city. Buboltz details the challenges ahead…not only for the plant workers, but the entire community.
May 1, 1992 - American author and poet David Mura discusses being Japanese American, his writing, and the Asian American Renaissance Conference. Asian artists Li-Young Lee, Brenda Wong Aoki, Walter Liu are mentioned in segment.
May 1, 1992 - MPR’s Marlana Benzie-Lourey talks with St. Cloud poet Bill Meissner about the characters within his poetry. Meissner also reads numerous poems, including from his book Hitting into the Wind.